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<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>888</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Odo's Coronation</div><div class='timeline-text'>Odo, count of Paris, is crowned as the king of West Francia (France).</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1504</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Columbus' Lunar Knowledge</div><div class='timeline-text'>Christopher Columbus leverages his understanding of a lunar eclipse to convince local Jamaican natives to provide him with supplies.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1644</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Tasman's Second Voyage</div><div class='timeline-text'>Abel Tasman embarks on his second Pacific voyage, following orders to depart from Batavia with a fleet of three ships.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1704</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Deerfield Raid in Queen Anne's War</div><div class='timeline-text'>During Queen Anne's War, French forces and Native Americans carry out a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1712</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>February 30 in Sweden</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Swedish calendar witnesses February 29 being followed by February 30, in an attempt to revert from the Swedish calendar to the Julian calendar.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1920</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Adoption of the Constitution by Czechoslovakia</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Czechoslovak National Assembly embraces the Constitution.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1940</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Hattie McDaniel's Oscar Win</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in Gone with The Wind.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1984</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Pierre Trudeau's Retirement</div><div class='timeline-text'>Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, announces his retirement.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1992</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina</div><div class='timeline-text'>The first day of Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence referendum occurs.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2000</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Chechen Rebel Attack</div><div class='timeline-text'>Chechens attack a Russian guard post near Ulus Kert, during the Second Chechen War, leading to the death of 84 Russian paratroopers.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2016</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>ISIL Bombing in Miqdadiyah</div><div class='timeline-text'>A suicide bombing by ISIL at a Shi'ite funeral in Miqdadiyah, Diyala, kills at least 40 and wounds 58 others.</div></div></div>

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2020</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joe Biden's South Carolina Win</div><div class='timeline-text'>Joe Biden secures a victory in the South Carolina primary election.</div></div></div>

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What holiday is February 29?
February 29th, a unique date that arrives only once every four years, offers even more reasons to celebrate with National Toast Day and Digital Learning Day! Whether you're indulging in creative toast toppings or leveraging the latest in digital education technology, there's an exciting blend of culinary delight and innovative learning to enjoy. Take advantage of this extra day to explore new tastes and technologies!